So one prankster, who doesn’t seem to care about police’s already-limited resources, decided to rub salt in the wounds.

Police were quick to get to HMP High Down in Sutton, near Belmont station, after they got a 999 call about a bomb outside the prison - but it was a total waste of time.

They set up a cordon to clear the area in High Down Lane but found nothing after roughly two hours of scouring the street.

Just four days ago, a woman was stabbed around four miles away at the Roundshaw Estate and in Carshalton on Sunday (January 13) someone allegedly tried to push a policewoman from a third-floor balcony.

Police in Sutton have enough work to do keeping us safe, they really don’t need made-up reports.

The bomb claim came from an abandoned 999 call, which just made the report to police and nothing else.

The road was closed from 10.30am until it reopened before 1pm.

Officers were stood down and they now think the call was a hoax – so they are looking for whoever made the call.

Here’s what Surrey Police said: “Officers attended HMP High Down prison in Sutton following reports of an abandoned 999 call made to police reporting a bomb outside the prison shortly before 10.30am this morning (January 15).

“Officers attended and a cordon was set up while searches took place, however officers have now been stood down.

“The call is currently being treated as a hoax and investigations into the origin of the call are ongoing.”

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